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Horticulturists work in a field of dyed heather in the eastern town of Bischoffsheim, France, Sept. 6, 2013.

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Horticulturists work in a field of dyed heather in the eastern town of Bischoffsheim, France, Sept. 6, 2013.

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People take photos with their tablets and cell phones during the Fashion Palette Australia fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 at Pier 59 , Sept. 5, 2013 in New York City.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin gestures as he walks by President Barack Obama, as he takes his place at a G20 Summit group photo outside of the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sept. 6, 2013.

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Indian widows watch television at an ashram in Vrindavan, India, Sept. 6, 2013. Widows are often shunned and do not remarry so they go to cities like Vrindavan, which are considered holy. Since they are not accepted into normal society, they congregate around India's holy centers, where they are able to scrape together a meager living and develop a sort of sisterhood with the other women.

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Performers in elaborate costumes wait for the start of a carnival show at the International Garden Expo Park in Beijing, China, Sept. 6, 2013.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin waits for heads of state at the start of the G20 summit, Sept. 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. Russia is hosting the G20 summit hoping to push forward an agenda to stimulate growth but the world leaders have been distracted by divisions on the prospect of US-led military action in Syria.

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A baby jaguar, born July 18, 2013, gets a check-up, Sept. 4, 2013 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Jacksonville, Fla. The cub will be named at a rally for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL later this week.

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A Nepalese priest, right, performs rituals during Kuse Aunsi, or Nepalese Father's Day, at the Gokarneshwar Hindu temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Sept. 5, 2013. Kuse Aunsi is a Hindu festival where people perform rituals to pay tributes to their deceased fathers while those with living fathers show their appreciation with presents and sweets.

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A masked member of the 'Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam' militia, the military wing of Hamas, holds his weapon during a march along the streets of Gaza City, Sept. 4, 2013.

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John McCain talks to reporters after leaving a closed door meeting about Syria at the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 4, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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A man rides his bike with his dog Django in a basket through Berlin, Germany, Sept. 3, 2013.

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The band of the Royal Netherlands Navy performs during the "Spasskaya Tower" International Military Orchestra Music Festival at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 3, 2013. The festival started on Sept. 1 in Moscow and will last until Sept. 8.

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John Fullmore takes a break in his garden, which he created in an empty lot next to his house, Sept. 3, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. Fullmore moved to Detroit in 1958, where he worked as a metal finisher. While urban farming has seen a resurgence in Detroit due to the vast number of vacant lots, Fullmore says he has been gardening in Detroit for over 30 years.

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A student walks through aisles of books at the Kyung Hee University Central Library on the university's campus in Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 3, 2013. South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy, is emerging from the slowest growth in four years, fueled by an export rebound and fiscal stimulus that includes a $15 billion government-spending plan announced in April.

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Early risers take part in a Morning Glory 'Rave Your Way Into The Day!' morning dance experience at the Village Underground, Sept. 4, 2013 in Shoreditch, London. The new rave club style invigorating dance event, is aimed at people looking for an alternative way to keep fit in the morning, with live DJs and massages taking the place of stereo-typical rave accompaniments drugs and alcohol.

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A visitor takes a photograph of St. Michael's Tower, a ruined 14th-century church tower, as the rising sun begins to clear the early morning mist and fog near the town of Glastonbury, Sept. 4, 2013 in Somerset, England. Parts of the UK are set to enjoy a late summer heatwave with temperatures predicted to climb even higher tomorrow.

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Elementary school children take cover under their desks during an earthquake drill at a school in Tokyo, Sept. 2, 2013. Nationwide anti-disaster drills were held on September 1st on the anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake which killed more than 140,000 people in the Tokyo area.

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Dairy cows stand in a farm operated by Synlait Milk Ltd. in the town of Rakaia, New Zealand, Aug. 30, 2013. Synlait, a unit of Shanghai-based Bright Dairy & Food Co., will process more milk than forecasted in 2013-14, the company announced.

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Joey Ellison, Chairman of Dingle 2000, the trustee organization for the Toxteth Reservoir, poses inside Toxteth Reservoir, Sept. 2, 2013 in Liverpool. The interior will be open to the public as part of Heritage Open Month. It was used supplied fresh water to the people of Toxteth and Liverpool showing it as one of the earliest examples of public health engineering in the world.

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Members of the conservative Islamic group, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) protests against the upcoming Miss World competition which will be held in Indonesia starting, Sept. 3, 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Hundreds of members of the Islamic group hold signs reading "Tolak (Reject) Miss World" and "Miss World is Whore Contest" .

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A child walks past tents of a Syrian refugees camp in Yayladagi, Turkey, Sept. 3, 2013. The civil war in Syria has forced over 2 million people out of the country and over 4 million others are displaced within its borders, making Syrians the nation with the largest number of people torn from their homes, U.N. officials said.

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Cowboy Morgan Wilde is thrown to the arena dirt for a no-time in the bareback riding finals of the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days PRCA Rodeo, Sept. 1, 2013, in Walla Walla, Wash.

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U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad , 64, walks to dry sand, completing her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West, Fla., Sept. 2, 2013. Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba without a shark cage.

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Sloane Stephens returns a shot to Serena Williams during the fourth round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sept. 1, 2013, in New York.

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Cape Town residents train at an outdoor fitness park in the city's Sea Point suburb, during a day of respite from the icy winter weather that left snowfall on surrounding mountains, Sept. 2, 2013.

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Italian actress Cristiana Capotondi blows soap bubbles during the red carpet event for the movie "The Zero Theorem", directed by Terry Gilliam, at the 70th Venice Film Festival in Venice Sept. 2, 2013.

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A tourist holding his hands in the shape of a heart, is silhouetted against the falling sun as he poses for a photo with another tourist, not seen, atop the Acropolis hill, in Athens, Sept. 1, 2013.

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Riot police try to put out a fire during clashes with a group of anarchists in Mexico City, Sept. 1, 2013. Teachers, anarchists and other groups protesting against the proposed energy and education reforms are marching separately towards the national congress.

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A protester waves a Syrian flag with the photograph of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a rally against a possible attack on Syria in response to alleged use of chemical weapons by the Assad government, Sept. 1, 2013, in Hatay.